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Carmel Curtis
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Microbiologist, IPC doctor, you can take the girl out of Dublin ☘️, Irish in London 🇮🇪 #TeamKings
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gpollara.bsky.social
Nope, nitrites alone no good as an indication for needing antibiotics for a UTI. (i.e. can be positive in asymptomatic bacteriuria)

#IDSky #UTISky #ClinMicro

academic.oup.com/ajcp/article...
Urinary Nitrite and Urinary-tract Infection
Abstract. James, Gordon P., Paul, Kala L., and Fuller, John B.: Urinary nitrite and urinary-tract infection. Am J Clin Pathol 70: 671–678, 1978. Two dipsti
academic.oup.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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gpollara.bsky.social
Negative pressure wound therapy versus usual care in patients with surgical wound healing by secondary intention in the UK (SWHSI-2): an open-label, multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial

No difference in infection rates too.
#IDSky #ClinMicro
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
April 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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gpollara.bsky.social
The amount of green on this level of evidence guiding antifungal treatment duration demonstrates nicely the research knowledge gap in this field!

#IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR @drneilstone.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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gpollara.bsky.social
Virtual medicine can offer great flexibility, but perhaps it also lacks nuance to truly do any meaningful antibiotic stewardship!
#IDSky #AMR #ClinMicro
February 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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gpollara.bsky.social
Good piece of molecular detective work on fluconazole resistant Candida parapsillosis in @bsacandjac.bsky.social

@cmcurtis.bsky.social 👍

#IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR

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Cluster of clonal fluconazole-resistant Candida parapsilosis harbouring Y132F mutation in ERG11 gene in a neonatal ICU in the UK
Candida parapsilosis is one of the commonest causes of life-threatening Candida bloodstream infections globally.1,2 Patients admitted to ICUs, premature ne
academic.oup.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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vscooper.micropopbio.org
I'm incredibly honored by this opportunity to serve as President-Elect of @asm.org starting this summer. Looking forward to working with the Board, ASM leadership ,and staff to help advance the microbial sciences. I'm also glad to share my Vision statement, please join us!
asm.org/Press-Releas...
January 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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hisinfection.bsky.social
#HISCON topics announced!
👉Intro to the new NHS Estates Technical Bulletin (in collaboration with Royal Society for Public Health)
👉Novel aspects of the built environment
👉AI
👉Whole genome sequencing
👉Emerging hot topics in IPC

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January 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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The Emerging Threat of H5N1 to Human Health
The Emerging Threat of H5N1 to Human Health | NEJM
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) emerged in 1997.1 Since then, it has spread globally by migratory birds, resulting in infections in animals on every continent. HPAI A(H5N1) clade 2...
www.nejm.org
January 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
cmcurtis.bsky.social
Fascinating
January 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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krutikakuppalli.bsky.social
🆕 In @nejm.org "Critical Illness in an Adolescent with Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection"

Highlights of the article in a 🧵 👇

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Critical Illness in an Adolescent with Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection | NEJM
Influenza A(H5N1) viruses are an emerging zoonotic threat and have spread widely throughout birds in North America. Recently, influenza A(H5N1) infection led to serious illness in a teenager in Canada...
www.nejm.org
January 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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doctorneha.bsky.social
Vaccines save lives.
December 29, 2024 at 9:53 PM
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scientificdiscovery.dev
Many people talk about the "Golden Age of Antibiotics", but I hadn't seen it visualized properly.

Just how many types of antibiotics were discovered during that time?

So, I visualized it myself!
A timeline titled "The Golden Age of Antibiotics" shows when each antibiotic drug class was first available for medical use, with example antibiotics labeled. Classes are color-coded by their source: actinomycetes, other bacteria, fungi, or synthetic. Milestones include the first antibiotics (arsphenamines in 1910), as well as the discovery of many actinomycetes-derived antibiotics, such as streptomycin, and sulfonamides, penicillins, and tetracyclines. Data: Hutchings, Truman, Wilkinson (2019). Created by Saloni Dattani for Our World in Data.
December 23, 2024 at 10:09 AM
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josephmarcusid.medsky.social
Large, prospective phage aerosol decontamination (targeting Steno, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, and Kleb pneumo) in 🇹🇼 ECMO:

Intervention: 5 min phage humidifier in 29 pts
Control: no phage

🚫 change in nosocomial inf rate
⬇️ infs by target bacteria

#IDSky

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Prophylactic Phage Aerosols for Nosocomial Infection Control in an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Unit: A 4-Year Prospective Study of Temporospatially Designed Phage Cocktails
Phage-based decontamination has rarely been explored in real-world settings, particularly in the environments of patients undergoing extracorporeal me…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 23, 2024 at 4:26 AM
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leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social
To honour Jane Hinton’s contributions to microbiology, especially the development of the Mueller-Hinton agar, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces hintoniae (DSM 41014) after her.

#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #streptomyces #microbiology
December 6, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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hisinfection.bsky.social
Become a member of HIS today and join a network of over 1,400 experts working in the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections.

We have lots planned in 2025 at the Society - don't miss out!

Join today 👉 ow.ly/4QcQ50QnmFe
December 4, 2024 at 7:47 PM
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femsmicro.org
We've already hit 100 followers! Thanks to everyone who has followed us so far. Spread the word :)
December 2, 2024 at 10:57 AM
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georgehahn.com
A hero and a warrior. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/h...
A. Cornelius Baker, Champion of H.I.V. Testing, Dies at 63 (Gift Article)
Working inside the government and out, he lobbied to improve the lives of people with H.I.V. and AIDS, particularly those who belonged to minority groups.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:50 PM
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hisinfection.bsky.social
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Live sessions will take place 10-14 March with leading #IPC experts. Taking your RC Path exam in Spring? This is perfect revision ✍

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November 29, 2024 at 3:48 PM
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tomsandora.bsky.social
Pertussis is extremely serious for infants; one-third of infants with pertussis require hospitalization, and 1 in 100 of those babies die. Vaccination is recommended early in the 3rd trimester of each pregnancy to protect the newborn.
November 24, 2024 at 1:02 AM
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paulsaxmd.bsky.social
Latest State-of-the-Art Review in @cidjournal.bsky.social comes from Dr. Miriam Barshak et al on ocular infections.

(I had the pleasure of precepting Miriam in clinic around 20+ years ago --but who's counting! -- and she is brilliant and awesome.) @nottheogdrv.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/cid/...
State-of-the-Art Review: Ocular Infections
Collaborations between ophthalmologists and infectious disease specialists are critical for optimizing care of many patients with eye infections. We review
doi.org
November 22, 2024 at 10:30 AM
cmcurtis.bsky.social
Excellent talk from the team at Alder Hey - IPC in a children’s hospital #FISHIS2024
November 21, 2024 at 11:00 AM
cmcurtis.bsky.social
The very excellent Prof Margreet Vos talking hospital design in Rotterdam #FISHIS2024
November 20, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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healthcare-global.bsky.social
www.devdiscourse.com/article/scie...
Bird Flu Strain Confirmed in Southwest England's Poultry | Science-Environment
A strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus has been confirmed in commercial poultry near St Ives, England. The government is enforcing culling measures and monitoring zones. This discovery marks the first of...
www.devdiscourse.com
November 17, 2024 at 8:51 PM
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yasharali.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 6:23 PM
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nizet.bsky.social
Which E. coli are you?
#MicroSky #IDSky
November 15, 2024 at 9:18 PM